Check Table 3-1 to make sure the system to be installed is set up for a custom JumpStart installation.
Table 3-1 SPARC: Setting Up a System for a Custom JumpStart Installation: Task Map
Task |
Description |
For Instructions, Go To |
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Back up existing Solaris 1.x (SunOS 4.x) files |
If the system has a previous Solaris 1.x (SunOS 4.x) release installed, some Solaris 1.x files can be converted or merged into the Solaris files. You can use begin and finish scripts to do this. | ||||||
Check if the system is supported |
Check the hardware documentation to see if the system is supported for Solaris 2.6. |
"Supported Hardware" in the Information Library for Solaris 2.6 (SPARC Platform Edition) | |||||
Decide how to upgrade the system if it has a previous version of Solaris installed |
If the system has a previous Solaris release installed, you need to determine how to upgrade the system. Make sure you know what to do before and after you upgrade a system; this will help you set up your profiles, begin scripts, and finish scripts. | ||||||
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Check if the system has enough disk space for the Solaris software |
Optional. There are many considerations when planning disk space, such as deciding which software group you want to install. | ||||||
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Preconfigure system configuration information |
Optional. You can use the sysidcfg file or the name service to preconfigure installation information (for example, locale) for a system, so you won't be prompted to supply the information during the installation. | ||||||
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Prepare system for custom Jumpstart installation |
You need to do some initial setup work before you can install a system using custom JumpStart. | ||||||
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Set up the system to install over the network |
For network installations only. To install a system from a remote Solaris CD image, you need to set up the system to boot and install from an install server or boot server. |
Chapter 7, Preparing to Install Solaris Software Over the Network | |||||
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If the system is part of a network, make sure an Ethernet connector or similar network adapter is plugged into your system.
If you are installing a system connected through a tip line, make sure that your window display is at least 80 columns wide and 24 rows long.
Otherwise, the character installation interface will be displayed improperly. You can use the stty command to determine the current dimensions of your tip window.
If you are using the system's CD-ROM drive to install the Solaris software on the system, insert the Solaris CD-ROM into the system's CD-ROM drive.
If you are using a profile diskette to perform a custom JumpStart installation, insert the profile diskette into the system's diskette drive.
Boot the system.
If you have any problems from this point, go to Chapter 5, Troubleshooting.
For more information about getting the system to the ok prompt, see the System Administration Guide.
Wait for booting to complete.
After you enter the boot command, the system will check various hardware and system components. This lasts for several minutes.
If prompted, provide information about the system.
After booting, the Solaris installation program may prompt you to provide configuration information about the system. If you have preconfigured all the system configuration information, you can skip this step and go to Step 9.
Wait as the Solaris software installs on the system.
After the installation is finished, a log of how the Solaris software was installed on the system is saved to a file, as shown in Table 3-2.
Table 3-2 Installation Log Locations
If the System Was Installed Using The ... |
Then the Log Is Saved To ... |
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Initial installation option |
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Upgrade option |
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If the system's profile allocated space for diskless clients or AutoClient systems, use Solstice Host Manager to complete the setup of those clients.